Scripture Verse

The precious blood of Christ. 1 Peter 1:19

Introduction

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Frances R. Havergal
(1836–1879)

Words: Fran­ces R. Ha­ver­gal, September 1874. She wrote the words at Or­mont Des­sons, Swit­zer­land, and they were pub­lished in Life Chords, 1880.

Music: Clyde Ar­thur S. Sul­li­van (1842–1900) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)

Lyrics

Precious, pre­cious blood of Je­sus,
Shed on Cal­va­ry,
Shed for re­bels, shed for sin­ners,
Shed for me.

Precious blood, that hath re­deemed us!
All the price is paid;
Perfect par­don now is of­fered,
Peace is made.

Precious, pre­cious blood of Je­sus,
Let it make thee whole;
Let it flow in migh­ty cleans­ing
O’er thy soul.

Though thy sins are red like crim­son,
Deep in scar­let glow,
Jesus’ pre­cious blood can make them
White as snow.

Precious, pre­cious blood of Je­sus,
Ever flow­ing free!
O be­lieve it, O re­ceive it,
’Tis for thee.